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PART I: INTRODUCTION 3

PART II: DEVELOPMENT 4

1 Synonyms in English 4

1.1 Definition 4

1.2 Classification of Synonyms 4

2 Antonyms in English 7

2.1 Definition 7

2.2 Classification of Antonyms 8

PART III: CONCLUSION 10

REFERENCES 11

PART I: INTRODUCTION

With more than 8 million speakers in every part of the world, English now has taken its place as the most important international language Therefore, the goal of learning and using this language is not just the knowledge of grammatical rules but also the knowledge of lexicology, especially, antonyms and synonyms which will pave a way for learners reach to the goal of successful communication English learners can enhance their writing and speaking skills by using a variety of words

in their own in term of using two amazing aspects in English language i.e:

Antonyms and Synonyms respectively For instance, often most of the words will have more than one Antonym (Synonym) totally depending on the context Thus, it’s important to chose the right one, for this , you have to make analysis of all the meanings in detail in order to learn the appropriate use of Antonyms (Synonyms)

in English language

PART II: DEVELOPMENT

1 Synonyms in English

1.1 Definition

Synonyms are actually words of the same parts of speech which have similar meaning, but not identical meanings They may share a similar denotational or connotational meaning They can differ from each another in terms of denotation

or connotation

Father and dad differ in terms of connotation rather than denotation; on the other

hand, misfortune and accident, catastrophe will be different in denotation

I’ll be happy to come vs I’ll be glad to come

1.2 Classification of Synonyms

1.2.1 Semantic synonyms

They are those which differ in terms of their denotation For example: glance and look We all know that "look" is the most neutral member of the group and simply means "turn one's eyes in a particular direction in order to see"; one the other hand, apart from these semes, "glance" suggests a "quick and stolen look."

1.2.2 Stylistic synonyms.

They are those which differ in terms of their connotation

For example:

Policeman - bobby - cop

Before - ere

Father - dad

Fellow- chap - lad

We can see that their denotation is identical No matter what their connotation is,

"father" is "dad" in terms of notion

1.2.3 Senamtic-stylisitc.

Semantic-stylistic synonyms make up the majority of all synonyms in English words differing both in denotational and connotational meaning, i.e in

shades of meaning connotation:

to reduce - to axe - to cut back

1.2.4 Pharaseological synonyms

Phraseological synonyms, i.e words different in their collocations (combinability, i.e ability to be combined with different words):

• Do - make (to do exercises but to make money)

• Language-tongue (native tongue, but to know languages)

•To lift to raise (to raise or lift a finger bit to raise prices, wages, question)

1.2.5 Territorial synonyms

They are those employed in different regions like Britain, Canada, Australia or the United States Consider "sidewalk" and "pavement" We know that the 1omer is common in the States, whereas the latter is use on the other side of the Atlantic Below is a table of some words and phrases belonging to this group of synonyms

car park parking lot

1.2.6 Euphemimsms

Euphemisms, which literally means "speak well" In using euphemisms, a less unpleasant or offensive effect is achieved Consider "redundant" and "be out of a job/unemployed" The word "redundant" is not as direct or to the point as

"unemployed", thus, it may sound more "politically correct" Other well known examples are:

The underprivileged vs the poor

2 Antonyms in English

2.1 Definition

Antonym is a word to another word which holds a general or specific opposite meaning, idea or concept and word may have different antonyms

For example:

Day – Night

Hot – Cold

Tie – Untie

“My only love sprung from my only hate too early seen unknown and known too late”

In the example, there are three pairs of antonyms: love vs hate, early vs late and known vs unknown Love vs hate and known vs unknown indicate actions, so they are verbs, and a pair of antonym: early vs late are adjectives because they indicate the time Love is opposite of hate, in term of the contractor affection, so love = not hate Similarly, on the basic of contrary time, late is opposite of early and unknown

is antonym of known, according to the different awareness

Furthermore, two sentences that differ in polarity like these are mutually

contradictory If one is true, the other must be false Two sentences have the same subject and have predicates, which are antonym also mutually contractor

2.2 Classification of Antonyms.

There are generally three kinds of sense relations, that is, sameness relation,

ppositeness relation and inclusiveness relation Antonymy is the name for

oppositeness relation And there are three main types of antonymy, that is, gradable antonymy, complementary antonymy, and converse antonymy (Hu, 2001, p.164-168)

2.2.1 Gradable Antonymy

Gradable antonymy is the commonest type of antonymy The antonym pairs like hot/cold, big/small and tall/short all belong to the gradable antonyms We can find that they are mainly adjectives The gradable antonymy has three characteristics: first, as the name suggests, they are gradable, that is, the members of a pair differ

in terms of degree; second, antonyms of this kind are graded against different norms; third, one member of a pair, usually the term for the higher degree, serves

as the cover term

2.2.2 Complementary Antonymy

Antonyms like awake/asleep, married/single, pass/fail, alive/dead and male/female are of this type Complementary antonyms also have three characteristics: first,

they divide up the whole of a semantic field completely; second, the norm in this type is absolute; third, there is no cover term for the two members of a pair

2.2.3 Converse Antonymy

The antonym pairs like husband/wife, doctor/patient, teacher/student, buy/sell, above/below and employer/employee are all converse antonymy They show a reversal relationship A is B’s husband means B is A’s wife A is B’s doctor means

B is A’s patient A is B’s teacher means B is A’s student It is also known as

relational opposites

PART III: CONCLUSION

It is common knowledge that lexicology plays an important role in teaching and learning English The higher the Students’ proficiency is, there more competent in lexicology is required, especially, antonyms and synonyms That is the reason why

I study on synonyms and antonyms with the presentation of three main parts: the first part is the definitions and classifications of synonyms and antonyms, the second part is the main part of this thesis is the development which consists of , and the last part of this thesis is conclusion However, this is my first step in

language research, and because of short time as well as limited knowledge,

mistakes and errors are unavoidable I hope that this graduation paper will help the learners to have more knowledge of synonyms and antonyms “Synonyms and Antonyms” is an interesting theme, therefore, a further study should study on many other case studies of other words such as Antonyms of polysemantic

REFERENCES

1 Charles, W & Miller, G (1989) Contexts of antonymous adjectives Jossey - Bass Publishers

2 Tom Mc Arthur, “Antonym”, The Oxford Companion to the English language, Oxford University Press, 1992

3 Collins Co build English Dictionary for Advanced Learners 4th edition

published in 2003

4 http:// www BBC World Service/ learning English.com

5 http:// www.en.vikipedia.org